I want to try honeyberry too, but I think where I am in the rural north-east is just too hot and dry in summer for them. Have you tried Balkep? They have honeyberries: https://www.balkep.org/lonicera-caerulea.html
Though I think their garden may be zone 7, so possibly they won't be heat tolerant enough.
I'm only 65! That's not to old to learn to be a permie, right?
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